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Delta Virtual Airlines CHALLENGING RUNWAYS
Some approaches and landings are more challenging than others. Whether it's the geography, typical weather or just the nature of the airspace, touching down safely and precisely can be a real test of a Pilot's abilities. Over 20 years, here are the most consistently challenging runways at Delta Virtual Airlines with a minimum of 10 - for Pilots, are they places to avoid - or perhaps to seek out?
# AIRPORT RUNWAY SCORE DISTANCE VERT. SPEED LANDINGS
661 Philadelphia PA - PHL 09R - 10,497 feet, 75 degrees 73.81 +/- 17.3 2,122 +/- 1,275 ft -262 +/- 185 ft/min 1,248
662 La Paz Bolivia - LPB 10 - 13,126 feet, 92 degrees 73.81 +/- 16.4 2,047 +/- 1,262 ft -233 +/- 177 ft/min 201
663 Washington-Dulles VA - IAD 30 - 10,496 feet, 291 degrees 73.82 +/- 18.2 2,096 +/- 1,381 ft -327 +/- 343 ft/min 69
664 San Diego CA - SAN 27 - 9,397 feet, 286 degrees 73.82 +/- 17.6 1,121 +/- 1,280 ft -265 +/- 182 ft/min 9,696
665 Fort de France Martinique - FDF 10 - 9,842 feet, 80 degrees [was 09] 73.82 +/- 17.5 2,082 +/- 1,360 ft -251 +/- 177 ft/min 209
666 Bangui Central African Republic - BGF 16 - 8,517 feet, 165 degrees [was 17] 73.83 +/- 15.1 1,699 +/- 989 ft -271 +/- 181 ft/min 41
667 Burbank CA - BUR 33 - 6,887 feet, 347 degrees 73.83 +/- 19.5 1,642 +/- 921 ft -292 +/- 287 ft/min 37
668 South Bend/Elkhart IN - SBN 18 - 7,092 feet, 179 degrees 73.84 +/- 20.8 1,692 +/- 883 ft -341 +/- 318 ft/min 43
669 Trenton NJ - TTN 34 - 4,786 feet, 326 degrees 73.84 +/- 19.5 1,068 +/- 822 ft -346 +/- 184 ft/min 14
670 Nice France - NCE 22L - 9,715 feet, 225 degrees 73.84 +/- 18.4 1,884 +/- 979 ft -259 +/- 199 ft/min 52
671 Los Angeles CA - LAX 06R - 10,878 feet, 83 degrees 73.86 +/- 17.6 1,734 +/- 1,428 ft -273 +/- 224 ft/min 1,084
672 Brussels Belgium - BRU 19 - 9,802 feet, 194 degrees [was 20] 73.87 +/- 15.5 1,843 +/- 935 ft -278 +/- 332 ft/min 146
673 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 34L - 11,991 feet, 355 degrees 73.87 +/- 17.1 2,020 +/- 1,260 ft -266 +/- 197 ft/min 9,587
674 Miami FL - MIA 08L - 8,588 feet, 87 degrees 73.88 +/- 16.3 1,961 +/- 1,176 ft -269 +/- 184 ft/min 467
675 Kunming-Changshui China - KMG 21 - 11,123 feet, 212 degrees 73.88 +/- 18.1 1,921 +/- 1,421 ft -273 +/- 244 ft/min 81
676 Hotan China - HTN 29 - 10,467 feet, 290 degrees 73.91 +/- 20.6 1,756 +/- 1,099 ft -322 +/- 187 ft/min 40
677 Resolute Bay NU Canada - YRB 17 - 6,659 feet, 166 degrees 73.92 +/- 15.2 1,534 +/- 1,822 ft -374 +/- 98 ft/min 22
678 Irkutsk Russia - IKT 12 - 12,191 feet, 114 degrees 73.92 +/- 13.7 1,981 +/- 1,099 ft -230 +/- 139 ft/min 91
679 Cincinnati OH - CVG 36C - 10,977 feet, 0 degrees 73.93 +/- 17.5 2,043 +/- 1,434 ft -265 +/- 193 ft/min 1,659
680 Acapulco Mexico - ACA 28 - 10,830 feet, 288 degrees 73.93 +/- 16.1 2,159 +/- 1,333 ft -228 +/- 141 ft/min 293
681 Monterrey Mexico - MTY 29 - 9,852 feet, 301 degrees 73.95 +/- 17.1 2,020 +/- 1,351 ft -253 +/- 204 ft/min 588
682 Lubbock TX - LBB 35L - 11,489 feet, 360 degrees 73.96 +/- 18.4 1,915 +/- 954 ft -297 +/- 286 ft/min 35
683 Lusaka Zambia - LUN 10 - 13,676 feet, 95 degrees 73.97 +/- 17.9 1,981 +/- 895 ft -275 +/- 193 ft/min 47
684 Indianapolis IN - IND 05L - 11,190 feet, 44 degrees 73.97 +/- 17.2 2,032 +/- 1,308 ft -261 +/- 204 ft/min 524
685 Vernal Regional UT - VEL 16 - 6,205 feet, 179 degrees 73.97 +/- 15.9 1,639 +/- 849 ft -299 +/- 215 ft/min 25
686 San Jose CA - SJC 30L - 11,003 feet, 319 degrees 74.00 +/- 17.5 1,072 +/- 1,388 ft -239 +/- 152 ft/min 1,187
687 Budapest Hungary - BUD 13L - 12,158 feet, 132 degrees 74.00 +/- 17.9 2,023 +/- 1,232 ft -254 +/- 172 ft/min 134
688 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 16L - 11,994 feet, 175 degrees 74.01 +/- 17.0 2,034 +/- 1,279 ft -253 +/- 193 ft/min 10,077
689 Idaho Falls ID - IDA 35 - 4,036 feet, 2 degrees 74.02 +/- 15.4 1,003 +/- 640 ft -384 +/- 275 ft/min 10
690 Redmond OR - RDM 29 - 7,032 feet, 302 degrees [was 28] 74.02 +/- 15.1 1,606 +/- 1,830 ft -259 +/- 161 ft/min 23
691 Bratislava Slovakia - BTS 04 - 9,593 feet, 44 degrees 74.02 +/- 24.3 1,682 +/- 590 ft -295 +/- 268 ft/min 10
692 Strasbourg France - SXB 05 - 7,866 feet, 49 degrees 74.03 +/- 14.9 1,741 +/- 1,233 ft -353 +/- 195 ft/min 215
693 Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Thailand - BKK 19L - 13,125 feet, 194 degrees 74.03 +/- 15.9 2,284 +/- 1,331 ft -236 +/- 130 ft/min 163
694 El Paso TX - ELP 08R - 9,017 feet, 93 degrees 74.04 +/- 19.7 1,735 +/- 1,010 ft -259 +/- 171 ft/min 26
695 Loreto Mexico - LTO 34 - 7,258 feet, 353 degrees 74.04 +/- 17.8 1,851 +/- 1,132 ft -286 +/- 326 ft/min 68
696 Sunshine Coast Australia - MCY 31 - 8,049 feet, 322 degrees 74.05 +/- 22.0 1,417 +/- 517 ft -362 +/- 298 ft/min 11
697 Northway AK - ORT 05 - 5,100 feet, 76 degrees [was 04] 74.06 +/- 19.1 1,058 +/- 739 ft -357 +/- 300 ft/min 59
698 Naples FL - APF 23 - 6,601 feet, 224 degrees 74.07 +/- 15.9 648 +/- 688 ft -298 +/- 165 ft/min 101
699 Panama City Panama - PTY 03L - 8,799 feet, 31 degrees 74.07 +/- 15.8 2,106 +/- 1,177 ft -248 +/- 145 ft/min 40
700 Fairbanks-Intl AK - FAI 20R - 11,804 feet, 218 degrees [was 19R] 74.07 +/- 14.7 2,077 +/- 930 ft -223 +/- 150 ft/min 247
701 Richfield UT - RIF 01 - 7,061 feet, 27 degrees 74.08 +/- 17.7 1,505 +/- 995 ft -242 +/- 172 ft/min 34
702 Paris-De Gaulle France - CDG 27R - 8,896 feet, 265 degrees 74.08 +/- 16.3 2,058 +/- 1,193 ft -265 +/- 187 ft/min 1,830
703 Kingston Jamaica - KIN 12 - 8,866 feet, 112 degrees 74.08 +/- 17.6 1,900 +/- 1,129 ft -288 +/- 285 ft/min 1,594
704 Osh Kyrgyzstan - OSS 12 - 9,225 feet, 126 degrees 74.08 +/- 14.1 1,588 +/- 865 ft -225 +/- 182 ft/min 15
705 Shantou China - SWA 22 - 10,499 feet, 220 degrees 74.08 +/- 17.1 2,465 +/- 1,399 ft -241 +/- 116 ft/min 17
706 Missoula MT - MSO 29 - 9,488 feet, 311 degrees 74.09 +/- 17.6 1,923 +/- 1,241 ft -297 +/- 246 ft/min 967
707 Samara Russia - KUF 05 - 8,381 feet, 61 degrees 74.09 +/- 15.8 1,791 +/- 1,133 ft -285 +/- 102 ft/min 12
708 Columbia SC - CAE 23 - 7,993 feet, 225 degrees 74.10 +/- 19.0 1,105 +/- 966 ft -290 +/- 189 ft/min 77
709 Colorado Springs CO - COS 17L - 13,486 feet, 180 degrees 74.10 +/- 15.8 2,054 +/- 1,282 ft -251 +/- 177 ft/min 434
710 Vernal Regional UT - VEL 34 - 6,205 feet, 359 degrees 74.10 +/- 17.8 1,587 +/- 867 ft -310 +/- 245 ft/min 183
711 Al-Dawadmi Saudi Arabia - DWD 15 - 9,995 feet, 154 degrees 74.10 +/- 14.3 1,870 +/- 695 ft -245 +/- 168 ft/min 10
712 Jackson MS - JAN 34R - 8,492 feet, 338 degrees 74.12 +/- 17.8 1,863 +/- 1,097 ft -271 +/- 238 ft/min 181
713 Memphis TN - MEM 09 - 8,924 feet, 92 degrees 74.12 +/- 17.8 1,865 +/- 1,163 ft -280 +/- 260 ft/min 906
714 Houston-Hobby TX - HOU 13R - 7,601 feet, 134 degrees [was 12R] 74.13 +/- 16.4 1,691 +/- 1,007 ft -271 +/- 215 ft/min 311
715 Guiyang China - KWE 01 - 10,483 feet, 10 degrees 74.13 +/- 16.4 2,244 +/- 1,373 ft -282 +/- 161 ft/min 20
716 Long Beach CA - LGB 30 - 10,003 feet, 315 degrees 74.14 +/- 17.2 954 +/- 1,294 ft -249 +/- 148 ft/min 537
717 Meridian MS - MEI 19 - 10,002 feet, 189 degrees 74.14 +/- 16.1 1,149 +/- 1,145 ft -223 +/- 145 ft/min 70
718 Paris-Orly France - ORY 07 - 10,902 feet, 74 degrees 74.14 +/- 16.6 1,556 +/- 1,133 ft -274 +/- 302 ft/min 64
719 Greenville SC - GSP 04 - 10,985 feet, 32 degrees 74.15 +/- 17.8 1,920 +/- 1,275 ft -267 +/- 252 ft/min 679
720 Burley ID - BYI 20 - 4,092 feet, 217 degrees 74.16 +/- 16.8 648 +/- 508 ft -314 +/- 208 ft/min 48
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